http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/20/carina-implantable-hearing-aid-gets-showed-off/ Engadget Comments for Carina implantable hearing aid gets showed off http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2008 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/20/carina-implantable-hearing-aid-gets-showed-off/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/20/carina-implantable-hearing-aid-gets-showed-off/Dec 20th 2007 5:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/20/carina-implantable-hearing-aid-gets-showed-off/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/20/carina-implantable-hearing-aid-gets-showed-off/Dec 20th 2007 5:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/20/carina-implantable-hearing-aid-gets-showed-off/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/20/carina-implantable-hearing-aid-gets-showed-off/Dec 20th 2007 5:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/20/carina-implantable-hearing-aid-gets-showed-off/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/20/carina-implantable-hearing-aid-gets-showed-off/The exploding cellphone issue just got worse.]]>Dec 20th 2007 5:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/20/carina-implantable-hearing-aid-gets-showed-off/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/20/carina-implantable-hearing-aid-gets-showed-off/Dec 20th 2007 5:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/20/carina-implantable-hearing-aid-gets-showed-off/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/20/carina-implantable-hearing-aid-gets-showed-off/
Now makes camera to be implanted into our over-strained, nerdy eyes and I'll be happy. ;)]]>Dec 20th 2007 6:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/20/carina-implantable-hearing-aid-gets-showed-off/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/20/carina-implantable-hearing-aid-gets-showed-off/
...Once they figure out the /right/ way to power them, I'll be interested to see what they come up with.]]>Dec 20th 2007 11:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/20/carina-implantable-hearing-aid-gets-showed-off/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/20/carina-implantable-hearing-aid-gets-showed-off/Dec 21st 2007 4:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/20/carina-implantable-hearing-aid-gets-showed-off/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/20/carina-implantable-hearing-aid-gets-showed-off/
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My only question is whether this is a *cochlear implant* or a *hearing aid*. They are entirely different, look it up, main one here is that hearing aids are NOT implants, they are devices that you stuff in your ear and can take right out afterwards and no surgery is needed.

Other than that, welcome news I guess :)]]>Dec 20th 2007 6:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/20/carina-implantable-hearing-aid-gets-showed-off/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/20/carina-implantable-hearing-aid-gets-showed-off/Dec 20th 2007 6:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/20/carina-implantable-hearing-aid-gets-showed-off/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/20/carina-implantable-hearing-aid-gets-showed-off/Dec 20th 2007 7:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/20/carina-implantable-hearing-aid-gets-showed-off/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/20/carina-implantable-hearing-aid-gets-showed-off/Dec 21st 2007 9:41AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/20/carina-implantable-hearing-aid-gets-showed-off/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/20/carina-implantable-hearing-aid-gets-showed-off/Dec 20th 2007 5:56PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/20/carina-implantable-hearing-aid-gets-showed-off/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/20/carina-implantable-hearing-aid-gets-showed-off/
Carina is a female name]]>Dec 20th 2007 6:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/20/carina-implantable-hearing-aid-gets-showed-off/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/20/carina-implantable-hearing-aid-gets-showed-off/ Essentially the point I'm trying to make, is eventually the market will be flooded with devices that are implantable and more advanced prosthetics. It's just a shame that there will come a time when the poor won't be able to lead normal lives, and the rich will.
I mean what the hell is medical insurance for anyway?

On another note, I'll wait until the technology exists for these things to be powered by a bio-nano generator os something that could harness electricity form the body. THEN this stuff will be interesting. ]]>Dec 20th 2007 6:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/20/carina-implantable-hearing-aid-gets-showed-off/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/20/carina-implantable-hearing-aid-gets-showed-off/
It's not evil that rich people can afford more things than poor people can, even when it comes to health.]]>Dec 20th 2007 7:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/20/carina-implantable-hearing-aid-gets-showed-off/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/20/carina-implantable-hearing-aid-gets-showed-off/Dec 20th 2007 7:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/20/carina-implantable-hearing-aid-gets-showed-off/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/20/carina-implantable-hearing-aid-gets-showed-off/Dec 20th 2007 7:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/20/carina-implantable-hearing-aid-gets-showed-off/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/20/carina-implantable-hearing-aid-gets-showed-off/
::sarcasm::]]>Dec 20th 2007 7:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/20/carina-implantable-hearing-aid-gets-showed-off/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/20/carina-implantable-hearing-aid-gets-showed-off/I lost most of my hearing in the military (effectively 600 Hz and above). Although I do not need cochlear implants, I benefit from the highly tunable DSP units that are regularly coming down in price.
As far as insurance, many programs cover UP to a certain amount (a subsidy).
Personally, I am glad that I can participate in conversations, actually determine when someone is sarcastic (hint, hint Engadget users), and not miss what my young son has to say.
I welcome these technology marvels and hope no-one here (hear?) needs an assitive device especially with our generation cranking up the earphones.]]>Dec 20th 2007 7:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/20/carina-implantable-hearing-aid-gets-showed-off/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/20/carina-implantable-hearing-aid-gets-showed-off/
Thanks for reminding me I shouldn't use the earphones too loud... I've been educated not to do so, but sometimes I forget]]>Dec 20th 2007 8:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/20/carina-implantable-hearing-aid-gets-showed-off/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/20/carina-implantable-hearing-aid-gets-showed-off/
The Technology Review story has a nice video where I explain the Carina in detail. The article's here:

http://www.technologyreview.com/Biotech/19872/

Also, I talk about implantable hearing devices and other body technologies at more length on my website, http://www.chorost.com. ]]>Dec 20th 2007 9:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/20/carina-implantable-hearing-aid-gets-showed-off/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/20/carina-implantable-hearing-aid-gets-showed-off/Hey, I read you article in the "The Best American Science Writing
2006" about that(I forget) sonata. Pretty impressive!! Do you have a
an online copy of that article? Thanks.]]>Dec 20th 2007 9:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/20/carina-implantable-hearing-aid-gets-showed-off/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/20/carina-implantable-hearing-aid-gets-showed-off/
http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/13.11/bolero.html

I also wrote a book about learning to hear the world with a cochlear implant - see here:

http://www.amazon.com/Rebuilt-Journey-Back-Hearing-World/dp/0618717609/ref=ed_oe_p

And I just got my other ear implanted with a cochlear implant, so when it's activated, I'll be hearing the world in stereo for the first time in many years. I'll be writing about that on my blog, and perhaps in print as well.]]>Dec 20th 2007 9:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/20/carina-implantable-hearing-aid-gets-showed-off/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/20/carina-implantable-hearing-aid-gets-showed-off/
I'm glad new technological advances have been made. Would you say that the quality of your hearing is better with your new implants rather than your old hearing aids?]]>Dec 21st 2007 3:18AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/20/carina-implantable-hearing-aid-gets-showed-off/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/20/carina-implantable-hearing-aid-gets-showed-off/Li-ion batteries can be dangerous, but it's rare.]]>Dec 21st 2007 4:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/20/carina-implantable-hearing-aid-gets-showed-off/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/20/carina-implantable-hearing-aid-gets-showed-off/Dec 21st 2007 10:58AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/20/carina-implantable-hearing-aid-gets-showed-off/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/20/carina-implantable-hearing-aid-gets-showed-off/
Hoping for something soon I hate my hearing aids the look the feel etc.

I wish the best for all others suffering

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